Month: January 2022

2022-01-18@11:27am–#Bridgeport CT– Today’s vehicle fire is located at Central Avenue and Trowel Street. Heavy fire coming from the passenger compartment according to radio reports.

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Hartford, CT — Attorney General William Tong joined a bipartisan coalition of 48 attorneys general continuing to fight Facebook’s illegal efforts to stifle competition and protect its monopoly power. Today, the coalition — led by New York Attorney General Letitia James — filed an appeal brief arguing that the district court’s ruling dismissing the states’ case was in error. The coalition argues that the court was wrong to dismiss their case as time-barred, and made additional legal and factual errors. Over the last decade, Facebook, now known as Meta, illegally acquired competitors in a predatory manner and cut or conditioned services to smaller threats — depriving users of the benefits of competition and reducing privacy protections and services along the way — all in an effort to boost its bottom line through increased advertising revenue.

“Facebook used its market power and consumer data to unlawfully acquire and quash its competition. Their predatory conduct degraded consumer privacy and suffocated innovation. We are asking the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to allow our suit to proceed to restore healthy competition and end Facebook’s illegal monopoly,” said Attorney General Tong.

In December 2020, the coalition filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia to stop Facebook’s anticompetitive conduct. The company filed a motion to dismiss, which was granted by the court last summer. Today’s appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit asks the court to allow the coalition of attorneys general to move forward with their suit.

Separately, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) also filed an amended complaint against Facebook in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. In a ruling earlier this week, the court denied Facebook’s motion to dismiss the FTC’s complaint, allowing the FTC to proceed.

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2022-01-17@11:31pm–#Bridgeport CT– Don’t go to sleep yet Bridgeport! Odor of gas indoors in the 1000 block of Fairfield Avenue. Here come a bunch of firetrucks!

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2022-01-17@9:18pm–#Bridgeport CT– #cttraffic— A 6-7 car vehicle crash along with 2 trucks on I-95 northbound on the exit 27A ramp. Minor injuries reported.

HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Ned Lamont announced that his administration, working in cooperation with the Office of Attorney General William Tong, has reached an agreement with Disability Rights Connecticut and Connecticut Legal Rights Project regarding the state’s ongoing distribution of COVID-19 rapid antigen tests and N95 masks.

Under the agreement, the Connecticut Department of Public Health is issuing revised guidance to towns and cities on the distribution of tests and masks. This updated guidance includes instructions on the prioritization of vulnerable populations, including those who live in congregate housing and those who have physical, mental, or intellectual or other developmental disabilities.

In addition, the administration will be providing 20,000 N95 masks (without metal in them) to the Connecticut Department of Correction for the immediate use of incarcerated individuals.

Disability Rights Connecticut and Connecticut Legal Rights Project have agreed to withdraw complaints they recently filed on this topic with the Office of Civil Rights and the United States Department of Justice.

“We know that COVID-19 is impacting certain, vulnerable populations the most, and that is why we need to do everything in our ability to ensure that those who have physical, mental, or developmental disabilities or live in congregate settings have access to the tools they need to protect themselves from this virus,” Governor Lamont said. “I appreciate Disability Rights Connecticut and Connecticut Legal Rights Project for working with my administration on this effort.”

“I want to thank our Health section chief Dan Shapiro for his excellent work in crafting this agreement, which will provide important access to masks and testing supplies for incarcerated individuals and individuals with disabilities,” Attorney General Tong said. “I thank Governor Lamont and his team for their dogged efforts to bring these masks and tests into Connecticut to help keep us safe and fight this pandemic.”

“As an organization serving individuals with disabilities throughout the state, we are pleased that the governor acted quickly in response to our complaints to get effective relief to the people we represent during this very difficult period in the pandemic,” Deborah Dorfman, executive director of Disability Rights Connecticut, said. “This will help protect those who are most at risk, benefitting everyone.”

“We are very appreciative that the state worked collaboratively with us to ensure that our clients in DMHAS facilities were able to get N95 masks, and to increase access to self-test kits for Connecticut residents with disabilities in all 169 cities and towns,” Kathy Flaherty, executive director of Connecticut Legal Rights Project, said.

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Police UPDATE:

The party shot in Bridgeport last night has been identified as 28-year-old Yahmad S. Roundtree of Bethany Connecticut.

On January 16, 2022 at approximately 10:32 pm the Bridgeport Emergency Operation Center received reports of shots fired in the area of the Grill II Jamaican restaurant located at 1020 Broad Street.

Police located a victim on the ramp of the Margaret E Morton Government Center parking garage (State Street) suffering from multiple  gunshot wounds.  Responding officers rendered first aid and called medics to the scene.  The victim was quickly transported to an area hospital and is listed in stable condition.  That person has been identified as a 28-year-old Bethany Connecticut man. The Bridgeport Detective Bureau has responded and is investigating. 

The Bridgeport Police Detective Bureau’s Identification Unit has completed the processing of a crime scene in the area of Broad Street & State Street in downtown Bridgeport.

Anyone with information about this shooting is asked to contact the case officer, Detective Elizabeth Santora, at 203-581-5231 or utilize the Bridgeport Police Tips Line at 203-576-TIPS.

2022-01-16@10:38pm–#Bridgeport CT– Police said there were reports of shots fired and one person was shot multiple times at State and Broad Street. The victim was transported to the hospital . Special thanks to Michael for the photo and all the viewer videos sent in. Where’s Ganim?

2022-01-016@12:02am–#Norwalk CT– Police and fire at Extended Stays at 400 Main Avenue for a resident in a room with a grill inside the room on fire. Room is now being ventilated, fire inspector called to the scene.

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Fairfield News: Cop Car Hit2022-01-15@3:38pm–#Fairfield CT– A police car directing construction traffic on Black Rock Turnpike was struck by a car. There were no reported injuries.

STRATFORD — The Town of Stratford has initiated its Warming Center protocol upon receiving a Cold Weather Advisory Notice from the State of Connecticut.  This notice extends from today, January 14^th at noon, through Wednesday, January 19^th. 

The reason for the activation is the arrival of intense arctic cold in Connecticut starting tonight resulting in temperatures in the single digits and wind chill factors below zero, followed by a potential winter storm.   

This protocol will provide information through mass communication on personal cold weather protection, contact information for longer term sheltering and warming center locations. 

For overnight and long-term sheltering, residents need to contact the 211 System by dialing 211.  All warming centers will be posted and updated under the State of Connecticut WEBEOCC website. 

Centers 

Stratford Library                     M-Thurs 10:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. 

2203 Main Street                    F-Sat 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. 

Stratford, CT 0615                  Sun 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. 

Baldwin Center                       M-F 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. 

1000 W Broad Street 

Stratford, CT  06615 

Stratford YMCA                     M-Thurs 5:30 a.m. – 9:00 p.m. 

3045 Main Street                    F 5:30 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. 

Stratford, CT  06615               Sat 7:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. 

                                                Sun 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. 

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2021-01-15@11:28am–#Trumbull CT– Firefighters on the way to Bow Tie Cinema’s at 100 Quarry Road for a man who has his had stuck in a pizza machine according to radio reports.

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